HALE v. BOYLE COUNTY

No. 20-6195.

18 F.4th 845 (2021)

Dustan HALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOYLE COUNTY, Kentucky; Derek Robbins; Thomas Pennington, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Aaron Bentley , BELZLEY, BATHURST & BENTLEY, Prospect, Kentucky, for Appellant. Lynn Sowards Zellen , KINKEAD & STILZ, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellees Boyle County and Derek Robbins. Kyle M. Vaughn , VAUGHN PETITT LEGAL GROUP, PLLC, Pewee Valley, Kentucky, for Appellee Thomas Pennington. ON BRIEF: Aaron Bentley , BELZLEY, BATHURST & BENTLEY, Prospect, Kentucky, Samuel Weiss , RIGHTS BEHIND BARS, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Lynn Sowards Zellen , D. Barry Stilz , KINKEAD & STILZ, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellees Boyle County and Derek Robbins. Kyle M. Vaughn , Carol Schureck Petitt , VAUGHN PETITT LEGAL GROUP, PLLC, Pewee Valley, Kentucky, for Appellee Thomas Pennington.

Before: BOGGS, MOORE, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Dustan Hale was detained at the Marion County Detention Center in Kentucky ahead of her trial in neighboring Boyle County. Court Security Officer Thomas Pennington transported her to and from her monthly court hearings in Boyle County. Hale and Pennington repeatedly performed oral sex on each other and had unprotected penetrative...

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